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<br />(. <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />MARCH 24, 1981 <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with <br /> <br />William C. Cole, Jr., Vice Mayor; L. D. Oakes; Henry C. Reed; and Francis T. West. <br /> <br />Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., all members being present, viz., Barry A. Greene, Mayor; <br /> <br />Mayor Barry A. Greene presiding, was held Tuesday, March 24, 1981, in the Council Chamber, City <br /> <br />March 10, 1981. <br /> <br />After the invocation, Council approved--as recorded--the minutes of its regular meeting held <br /> <br />Mayor Greene, on behalf of Council, extended a cordial welcome to visitors and guests present, <br /> <br />among whom were--at the invitation of Council--members of both the Henry County Board of <br /> <br />Supervisors and the Henry County Public Service Authority, as well as their administrative <br /> <br />staff personnel, to hear the presentation by Wiley & Wilson, Consulting Engineers, of a report <br /> <br />Wastewater Treatment Plant improvements, both interim and long-range. <br /> <br />entitled, "Raw Water Study", and, also, a status report by Wiley & Wilson on the City's <br /> <br />Council deferred consideration of its scheduled order of business to receive the following <br /> <br />and citizens who are opposed to the City School Board's decision (announced March 23, 1981) to <br /> <br />prepared statement presented by Mrs. Patricia L. Dameron on behalf of local parents, teachers, <br /> <br />close Joseph Martin Elementary School at the close of the current school year, which presentation <br /> <br />was supported by petitions bearing some 2,000 signatures: <br /> <br />Not until after last Monday night's School Board meeting did the realization <br />strike home that the School Board fully intended to close Joseph Martin <br />School. We had hoped and prayed that they would realize the disasterous <br />affects not only on the school community by closing a school, but on the <br />community as a whole. Also it was apparent that Dr. Calkins had been <br />pressured to change his position. <br /> <br />Since that time, the community has worked together and gathered about 2,000 <br />signatures from citizens who do not feel that a school should be closed at <br />this time. We know that there are many others who feel the same way, but <br />time and weather prohibited us from getting to everyone. We did the best <br />we could. <br />